India News Zindagi Na MilegiDobara Award Felicitates Real-life Heroes

New Delhi: India News, India’s Leading Hindi News Channel, celebrated the unique Zindagi Na MilegiDobara (ZNMD) Award, bringing the spotlight on unassuming people who created extra ordinary success stories through their work andpositively inspireda whole nation. Based on the idea ‘Zindagi Na MilegiDobara’, the award appreciated life and lauded the efforts of individuals who rose above their mundane surroundings to turn simple life experiences into something extraordinary.

The award waspresented by the Indian telecom company BSNL and highlighted untold stories of grit, determination and resilience that were instrumental in bringing about positive changes to the society.Categories in this award included BSNL Connecting India, Sports, Entertainment, Business, Academics, CSR, Armed Forces and Lifetime Achievement (Business). Each of the award segments saluted the dedication and passion of individuals who went an extra mile to create a truly revolutionary experience for the communities they live in.

Shri ManojSinha, the Minister of State for Communications (Independent Charge), was the Chief Guest at an event held at the Sirifort Auditorium, New Delhi. The event featured live performances by Palak Muchhal, as well as stand-up comedians Bharti Singh and Vijay IshwarlalPawar, popularly known as VIP. Other highlights of the evening included a special performance featurings and artistSarvam Patel.

The winners of this award werecarefully selected by an esteemed panel comprising members of the editorial board atiTV Network. Seen cheering the recipients were Bollywood actors FarhanAkhtar and Diana Penty.

Below is the detailed list of this year’s winners:

BSNL CONNECTING INDIA – Sushil Kumar (Wrestler)

SPORTS – Tania Sachdeva (Chess)

ENTERTAINMENT – PalakMuchhal (Singer)

BUSINESS – KalpanaSaroj (Entrepreneur, Chairperson of Kamani Tubes)

ACADEMICS – Anand Kumar (Mathematician, the man behind Super 30)

CSR

GMR Varalakshmi Foundation (the Corporate Social Responsibility arm of the GMR Group)